You should be able to do it at home. I have never done a Falcon one but from what I can tell you just have to remove the fan + coupling (can be difficult), fan shroud, water pump pulley and vibration damper. Then wedge the new one out with a screwdriver. Be careful on this bit because, as tough as they are, a crankshaft is like butter if you slip with the screwdriver, and once they are scratched they will leak alot more oil. Take your time getting it out. Then it's just a matter of tapping the new one in evenly, flush with the block.

Note that I have never done a Falcon one, but I've done many of them on other cars. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

I usually do them on motors out of the car.
However, on the couple of motors I've done in the car, I've found that you need to pull the radiator. Then you have room to get in with a puller - *never* been able to get it off with a screwdriver! Some engines you can, that's easy, but typically not a Ford

Definitely a DIY job, buy a $30 puller from Supercrap it's all you'll ned as a home mechanic. You'll use it once and then probably lose all the bits anyway :) Good excuse to change the coolant in any case.

Alex

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